How do you drive??

[Lost In Xanadu]

Seems to me that which hand is dominant really doesn't play into driving much, and was curious if my observation (here in the US) of others is true.

 

My observation leads me to believe that no matter if you're right or left handed, many guys drive with their left hand here in the states - good for manual transmission, and you have the window sill to rest your elbow on. I see many women driving with both hands.

 

Don't know how this will translate to the UK... will it be more guys driving with their right hand and women using both hands??

[1-0-0-1-0-0-1]

Automatic transmission in my car, drive with right hand. I'm usually giving other drivers the finger with my left hand. It's a New York thing.

[Lost In Xanadu]

QUOTE (1-0-0-1-0-0-1 @ Feb 17 2012, 10:12 AM)

Automatic transmission in my car, drive with right hand. I'm usually giving other drivers the finger with my left hand. It's a New York thing.

LOL

 

I have always had auto transmission, but taught myself to drive with my left hand to be able to hold my girlfriend's hand while I drove.

 

[Principled Man]

Left hand - steering wheel

Right hand - beverage

[g under p]

I'm right handed but drive primarily with my left. I'm stronger and more coordinated on my left side.

 

[go2wrk@95974]

I drive with my hand at the top of the wheel,

alternating left and right..right side of the road.

[Chicken hawk]

Im the only female driving? Come on Gals....

[Babycat]

Can't drive - uncoordinated.

[ILSnwdog]

Left hand on steering wheel. Right hand on shifter.

[sullysue]

QUOTE (1-0-0-1-0-0-1 @ Feb 17 2012, 09:12 AM)

Automatic transmission in my car, drive with right hand. I'm usually giving other drivers the finger with my left hand. It's a New York thing.

Um... I do that. I don't think that's a regional thing as much as a "I Own The Road and Am Allowing You To Borrow It," thing.

[Alex]

QUOTE (ILSnwdog @ Feb 17 2012, 12:39 PM)

Left hand on steering wheel. Right hand on shifter.

The only way to do it

[1-0-0-1-0-0-1]

QUOTE (sullysue @ Feb 17 2012, 12:42 PM)

QUOTE (1-0-0-1-0-0-1 @ Feb 17 2012, 09:12 AM) Automatic transmission in my car, drive with right hand. I'm usually giving other drivers the finger with my left hand. It's a New York thing.  Um... I do that. I don't think that's a regional thing as much as a "I Own The Road and Am Allowing You To Borrow It," thing. I like your style.   But it's my turn to drive. But it's my turn to DRIIIIVE!!!!

[Sir Lerxst]

On the left hand side of the road, right hand on wheel, left hand on gear stick (shifter).

[priest_of_syrinx]

Middle of the road, no hands.

[Tommy Sawyer]

Too young

[Good,bad,andrush]

My feet.

[Mr. Not]

left hand on the wheel, right hand on the back of passenger's head.

[Good,bad,andrush]

QUOTE (Ovningskora @ Feb 17 2012, 06:31 PM)

left hand on the wheel, right hand on the back of passenger's head.

[PhilCastro]

I use Both hands most of the time..

 

It's just a good habit have especially for when the conditions are crappy.

[laughedatbytime]

Both hands, at 8 and 4.

[danielmclark]

QUOTE (1-0-0-1-0-0-1 @ Feb 17 2012, 09:12 AM)

Automatic transmission in my car, drive with right hand. I'm usually giving other drivers the finger with my left hand. It's a New York thing.

The first time I ever flew into New York, we landed at Laguardia, but they didn't have a gate ready for us. We had to unload the plane into a bus which drove us to the terminal. Just after we loaded up and started to move, the driver laid on the horn for some reason. I said, just loud enough for people around me to hear, "well, I guess we know we're in New York now!" - got a good laugh for that.

[Ancient Ways]

I drive on the left side, yeah that's the crip side, with a hellified gangsta lean.

[fledgehog]

right handed, left-hand drive, manual transmission, i generally steer with my left hand. most of the other things i do while driving (shifting, radio, heat/air conditioning, girls hands, etc) are to my right. usually i rest my left elbow on the window sill too.

If i have the window open I sometimes steer righty with my hand resting on the top of the window or out the window, but it feels unnatural (as does steering with 2 hands in normal driving situations). Steering and shifting with the same hand is rarely a problem in those cases.

Edited February 18, 2012 by fledgehog

[1 of the 7]

Right side, both hands. Never learned manual transmission, and am right-handed. My boyfriend does drive manual, so left hand while he's shifting and sometimes left, sometimes both when he's not. He IS left handed, though, too.

[FountainOfSyrinx]

like an a-hole